Political fallout from EC five-year report on Bulgaria’s anti-crime performance
Even before its official release on July 18 of the European Commission’s report on Bulgaria’s performance in the past five
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Fitch confirms Bulgaria’s long-term local, foreign currency ratings as stable
Rating agency Fitch has confirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) at BBB- and its long-term local currency
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Bulgarian ruling party MP arrested for alleged influence-trading
Dimitar Avramov, an MP for Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB, has been arrested in connection with alleged trading in influence,
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Bulgarian archaeologists at motorway site seek money
The archaeological team working on the route of Bulgaria’s Hemus highway, currently under construction, near Shumen, have run out of
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A Bulgarian tale: The times of a’changing stotinki for leva
It is a noble thing, no doubt, to teach a child the virtues of saving, the alchemy of many coins
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Bulgaria given brief respite from heat wave
After two weeks of unrelenting heat, residents of Bulgaria will enjoy several cooler days before temperatures rise again at the
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Archaeology: Golden medallions from Roman era found in village near Bulgaria’s Bourgas
Golden medallions featuring inscriptions and images found in a gravesite dating to the Roman era in Debelt, a village in
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Bulgaria’s SJC on media offensive over sacked judges’ union chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) used its July 16 meeting to go on a media offensive to justify its decision
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Bulgaria’s centre-right UDF elects Karlovo mayor Kabaivanov as new leader
Members of Bulgaria’s centre-right Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) have chosen Karlovo mayor Emil Kabaivanov as the party’s new leader,
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